Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday that no progress has been made in Sri Lanka regarding respect for basic rights and liberties in the four years since the end of the country's brutal 26-year civil...
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Human Rights Watch (HRW), on Thursday called on the government of Sri Lanka to begin its investigation into war crimes by examining the role of its own Deputy Minister of Resettlement. HRW alleged that Deputy Minister...
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday passed a resolution to promote reconciliation and accountability in war-torn Sri Lanka , a nation facing various allegations of human rights violations. Calling for an...
UN rights expert: nations must establish legal framework for rights defenders
A human rights expert presented her report to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Tuesday urging nations to provide a "bare minimum" legal framework to protect those working within their states to defend human rights....
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday condemned the increase in attacks on those with albinism in Tanzania. Pillay's statement comes following four attacks on albinos over a 16-day period, including three...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday presented an annual report detailing her office's efforts in 2012 and urging further action to confront global human rights challenges. The report identifies and...
HRW: Sri Lanka security forces using rape to extract confessions
Sri Lankan authorities are using rape as a technique to extract confessions from suspected members or supporters of the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) , Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday. The...
HRW pushes UN for independent investigation of Sri Lanka rights abuses
Lawyers for Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday that they have sent a letter to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) calling for an independent investigation of Sri Lanka's compliance with its own Lessons...
UN rights chief criticizes Sri Lanka failure to investigate abuses
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay unveiled a report Wednesday criticizing Sri Lanka for failing to investigate widespread reports of killings and other atrocities during the latter days of the nation's 26-year civil...
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that the country's controversial Anti-Terrorism Act is constitutional, issuing a series of unanimous rulings that establish a definition of terrorism in the country's Criminal Code....
